James Edward Herring

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, August 3, 2012, from the chapel of Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Newton City Cemetery with Reverend Kenneth Hale officiating and Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home directing. The family received friends at the funeral home on Thursday evening. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to Bethel Baptist Church, 2291 County Road 31, Newton, Alabama 36352.

Mr. Herring was born April 18, 1928 in Dale County, the son of the late Leamon Herring and Willie Martin Herring. He retired from AFS at Ft. Rucker as an aircraft mechanic in 1992, following 38 years of service. James was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in World War II and the Korean War. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Newton. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Dorothy Hanks Herring.

He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Dillard Enfinger Herring of Newton; daughters: Wanda Herring (Charles) Tye of Newton, Jeannie (Steve) Lawrence of Newton; son, James (Darlene) Enfinger of Newton; sisters: Laurada Harris of Ozark, Dotsie Brannon of Ozark, Sara Daniels of Dothan, eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.

Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home in Ozark (334) 774-4551 is in charge of the arrangements. Members of the Dignity Memorial network. Condolences may be offered at www.fuquabankston.com.